紙 meaning and stroke order
Paper
How to write 紙, stroke by stroke
10 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 紙
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- paper (CL:張|张[zhang1],沓[da2])
- classifier for documents, letters etc
How 紙 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Silk.
糹 gives the meaning and 氏 hints at the sound.
Radical: 糹 (silk), shared by 126 characters on this site.
How to remember 紙
紙 combines 糹 (silk) on the left with 氏 (shì) on the right, which gives the sound. Think of early paper as something thin and fine like silk, and let 氏 remind you it sounds close to zhǐ.
紙 is the traditional form, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong. In mainland China it is written 纸. It appears in many everyday words like 報紙 (bàozhǐ, newspaper) and 紙巾 (zhǐjīn, napkin), and it is counted with 張 (zhāng). Example: 請給我一張紙。(Qǐng gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ.) Please give me a sheet of paper.
Common mistake: Learners often write the right side as 民 (mín) or 氐 (dǐ) instead of 氏. 氏 has no extra stroke at the bottom. Also keep the third tone: zhǐ, not zhī or zhì.
Common words with 紙
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 報紙 | bàozhǐ | newspaper; newsprint | HSK 2 |
| 圖紙 | túzhǐ | blueprint; drawing | HSK 7-9 |
| 造紙術 | zàozhǐshù | papermaking process | HSK 7-9 |
| 紙條 | zhǐtiáo | slip of paper | |
| 紙巾 | zhǐjīn | paper towel; napkin | |
| 紙牌 | zhǐpái | playing card | |
| 紙張 | zhǐzhāng | paper | |
| 衛生紙 | wèishēngzhǐ | toilet paper; tissues | |
| 紙杯 | zhǐbēi | paper cup | |
| 貼紙 | tiēzhǐ | sticker | |
| 牆紙 | qiángzhǐ | wallpaper | |
| 餐巾紙 | cānjīnzhǐ | paper napkin; serviette | |
| 紙袋 | zhǐdài | paper bag | |
| 廁紙 | cèzhǐ | toilet paper |
Questions about 紙
How many strokes are in 紙?
紙 is written with 10 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 紙 mean?
紙 (zhǐ) means paper. A common word with it is 报纸 (bàozhǐ), meaning "newspaper; newsprint".
How do you pronounce 紙?
紙 is pronounced zhǐ, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 紙?
The radical of 紙 is 糹, which carries the idea of "silk". Dictionaries list 紙 under this radical.
What is the simplified form of 紙?
紙 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 纸, used in mainland China and Singapore.
How do you say "a piece of paper" in Chinese?
Say 一張紙 (yì zhāng zhǐ), using the classifier 張 for flat things. For a stack of paper you can say 一沓紙 (yì dá zhǐ).
Is 紙 used for tissues and toilet paper too?
Yes. 衛生紙 (wèishēngzhǐ) means toilet paper or tissues, and 紙巾 (zhǐjīn) means a paper napkin or paper towel. In both words 紙 marks the item as made of paper.